KARACHI: The Organic Meat Company Ltd (TOMCL) became the first company from South Asia to have successfully exported cooked/heat-treated frozen beef to China on Dec 31, 2023.

       In a stock filing on Monday, the TOMCL said China holds the distinction of being the world’s largest meat importer with 3.10m tonnes of beef and mutton during 2022.

       The Organic Meat has secured a unique position as one of the only two companies to have obtained a licence for exporting cooked beef meat products to China from South Asia.

       On Dec 27, the meat company informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange that the board of directors had given its approval to the management’s decision concerning the proposed expansion plan for the production facilities and upgradation of the company.

       Published in Dawn, January 2nd, 2024